{"product_id":"lake-effect-9780063474307","title":"Lake Effect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nest \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGood Company \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy of Sex\u003c\/em\u003e by her newly divorced friend, she can no longer dismiss the nearly nonexistent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child, Clara, is falling in love for the first time, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a prominent neighbor brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible--but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara's world, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, Clara, now a successful food stylist in New York City, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down. Written with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's signature humor and insight, \u003cem\u003eLake Effect \u003c\/em\u003eis a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia D'Aprix Sweeney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/i\u003e (named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR) and \u003ci\u003eGood Company\u003c\/i\u003e (a Read with Jenna selection). She has been a guest on \u003ci\u003eToday, Late Night with Seth Meyers\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-eight languages, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is in development as a limited series with AMC Studios. Sweeney holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She and her husband live in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057821282578,"sku":"9780063474307","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_145f2d2b-0f5d-4ecd-8a6b-8ae16713946f.jpg?v=1772009195","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lake-effect-9780063474307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}